CHARLOTTE — The Wake Forest University School of Medicine campus in midtown Charlotte — the catalyst for a multilayer transformative healthcare initiative — formally opened its doors Monday.

In January, Baptist gained state health regulatory approval to open a $25 million multispecialty outpatient ambulatory surgical center on the same site at the institute.

Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health, and Wake Forest University collaboratively launched the new medical school in Charlotte in 2019.

Atrium Health took over full ownership of MedCost as part of its October 2020 acquisition of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Elizabeth Simpers, the former president of the Wake Forest Chamber, faces four charges of embezzlement related to that role, police said.

Notre Dame and Wake Forest announced Monday the two football programs will meet in the 2027 Duke's Mayo Classic at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, a showdown scheduled for Oct. 9.

This past week, Wake Forest baseball announced the hiring of Ezra Bye. Bye joins the staff as Wake Forest's Pitching Lab Coordinator and also the Director of Player Development.

According to police, former Wake Forest Chamber President Elizabeth Simpers, 49, was arrested and charged with four counts of embezzlement following a 13-month investigation.

A vendor that works with a health care organization based in South Florida was exposed to a data breach.

OAK FOREST, Ill. - A person was rescued and hospitalized Friday morning after being trapped inside an overturned crane in Chicago's southwest suburbs, according to fire officials.